# 2024 San Antonio FC season

The 2024 San Antonio FC season was the club's ninth season of existence. Including the San Antonio Thunder of the original NASL and the former San Antonio Scorpions of the modern NASL, it is the 15th season of professional soccer in San Antonio. The club plays in the USL Championship, the second division of the United States soccer league system, and will participate in the U.S. Open Cup.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Alen Marcina |
| Assistant coach | Victor Lonchuk |
| Assistant coach | Dario Pot |
| SAFC Pro Academy Director & Director of Goalkeeping | Juan Lamadrid |
| Equipment Manager | Rashad Moore |
| Head athletic trainer | Jesse Lowrance |
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | Alex Saldana |
Source: San Antonio FC

### Other information

| Owner | Spurs Sports & Entertainment |
| Chairman | Peter J. Holt |
| Sporting Director | Marco Ferruzzi |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Toyota Field (8,200 / 110x70 yards) |
| Training Ground | S.T.A.R. Soccer Complex |
Source: San Antonio FC

## Squad information
### First team squad

    As of August 20, 2024.
| Squad No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Pablo Sisniega | GK | (1995-07-07) July 7, 1995 (age 29) |
| 21 | Kendall McIntosh | GK | (1994-01-24) January 24, 1994 (age 30) |
| 50 | Brandon Gongora | GK | |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Carter Manley | DF | (1996-04-29) April 29, 1996 (age 28) |
| 3 | Mitchell Taintor | DF | (1994-09-11) September 11, 1994 (age 30) |
| 4 | Nelson Blanco | DF | (1999-08-17) August 17, 1999 (age 25) |
| 5 | Kendall Burks | DF | (1999-10-08) October 8, 1999 (age 25) |
| 12 | Lucas Silva | DF | (1997-02-19) February 19, 1997 (age 27) |
| 22 | Shannon Gomez | DF | (1996-10-05) October 5, 1996 (age 28) |
| 23 | Rece Buckmaster | DF | (1996-07-07) July 7, 1996 (age 28) |
| 40 | Richard Windbichler | DF | (1991-04-02) April 2, 1991 (age 33) |
| 48 | Giovanni Padilla | DF | (2006-03-23) March 23, 2006 (age 18) |
| 66 | Trova Boni | DF | (1999-12-21) December 21, 1999 (age 25) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 6 | Mohamed Omar | MF | (1999-01-22) January 22, 1999 (age 25) |
| 7 | Luke Haakenson | MF | (1997-09-10) September 10, 1997 (age 27) |
| 8 | Sofiane Djeffal | MF | (1999-04-19) April 19, 1999 (age 25) |
| 10 | Jorge Hernández | MF | (2000-11-08) November 8, 2000 (age 24) |
| 13 | Bura Nogueira | MF | (1995-12-22) December 22, 1995 (age 29) |
| 27 | Kevon Lambert | MF | (1997-03-22) March 22, 1997 (age 27) |
| 42 | Andy Bacho | MF | (2006-12-24) December 24, 2006 (age 18) |
| 43 | Landry Walker | MF | (2009-05-15) May 15, 2009 (age 15) |
| 44 | Dalziel Ozuna | MF | (2007-03-05) March 5, 2007 (age 17) |
| 49 | Adrian Valencia | MF | (2006-01-27) January 27, 2006 (age 18) |
| 59 | Jesús Brígido | MF | |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Jake LaCava | FW | (2001-01-12) January 12, 2001 (age 24) |
| 11 | Kameron Lacey | FW | (2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 24) |
| 17 | Juan Agudelo | FW | (1992-11-23) November 23, 1992 (age 32) |
| 18 | Hugo Mbongue | FW | (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 (age 20) |
| 19 | Luis Solignac | FW | (1991-02-16) February 16, 1991 (age 33) |
| 41 | Jake Salas | FW | (2005-09-30) September 30, 2005 (age 19) |
| 46 | Eduardo Fernandez | FW | (2006-04-25) April 25, 2006 (age 18) |
| 47 | Izaiah Garza | FW | (2006-08-22) August 22, 2006 (age 18) |
| 80 | Machop Chol | FW | (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 (age 26) |

## Player movement
### In

| Pos | Player | Previous Club | Fee | Date |
| MF | Mohamed Omar | HFX Wanderers FC | Undisclosed | December 11, 2023 |
| FW | Luis Solignac | El Paso Locomotive FC | Undisclosed | December 14, 2023 |
| FW | Juan Agudelo | Birmingham Legion FC | Undisclosed | December 21, 2023 |
| GK | Pablo Sisniega | Crown Legacy FC | Undisclosed | January 12, 2024 |
| FW | Kameron Lacey | Minnesota United FC 2 | Undisclosed | January 17, 2024 |
| DF | Lucas Silva | C.D. Feirense | Undisclosed | January 18, 2024 |
| MF | Bura Nogueira | Sanat Mes Kerman F.C. | Undisclosed | January 19, 2024 |
| MF | Luke Haakenson | Nashville SC | Undisclosed | January 23, 2024 |
| DF | Richard Windbichler | Chengdu Rongcheng F.C. | Undisclosed | January 25, 2024 |
| DF | Kendall Burks | Chicago Fire FC | Undisclosed | February 6, 2024 |
| GK | Kendall McIntosh | Sporting Kansas City | Undisclosed | February 14, 2024 |
| GK | Brandon Gongora | SAFC Pro Academy | Undisclosed | March 22, 2024 |
| MF | Dalziel Ozuna | SAFC Pro Academy | Undisclosed | March 22, 2024 |
| FW | Machop Chol | Atlanta United FC | Undisclosed | April 2, 2024 |
| MF | Andy Bacho | SAFC Pro Academy | Undisclosed | March 8, 2024 |
| FW | Izaiah Garza | SAFC Pro Academy | Undisclosed | March 8, 2024 |
| FW | Jake Salas | SAFC Pro Academy | Undisclosed | March 8, 2024 |
| MF | Adrian Valencia | SAFC Pro Academy | Undisclosed | March 8, 2024 |
| MF | Landry Walker | SAFC Pro Academy | Undisclosed | March 8, 2024 |
| FW | Jake LaCava | Charleston Battery | Undisclosed | June 4, 2024 |
| DF | Nelson Blanco | North Carolina FC | Undisclosed | June 14, 2024 |
| DF | Rece Buckmaster | Hartford Athletic | Undisclosed | July 15, 2024 |
| MF | Sofiane Djeffal | Orange County SC | Undisclosed | July 22, 2024 |

### Out

| Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| FW | Justin Dhillon | El Paso Locomotive FC | Undisclosed | December 6, 2023 |
| MF | Jacori Hayes | North Carolina FC | Undisclosed | December 18, 2023 |
| MF | Juan Carlos Azócar | Phoenix Rising FC | Undisclosed | December 19, 2023 |
| DF | Connor Maloney | Retired | Undisclosed | December 20, 2023 |
| DF | Fabien Garcia | Las Vegas Lights FC | Mutual termination | January 11, 2024 |
| GK | Jordan Farr | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Undisclosed | January 23, 2024 |
| MF | PC | Union Omaha | Undisclosed | February 6, 2024 |
| FW | Santiago Patiño | Ho Chi Minh City FC | Undisclosed | March 18, 2024 |
| MF | Mohammed Abu | Retired | Undisclosed | March 29, 2024 |

### Loan in

| Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End |
| DF | Trova Boni | B-SAD | January 18, 2024 | End of season |
| MF | Kevon Lambert | Real Salt Lake | February 19, 2024 | End of season |
| FW | Hugo Mbongue | Toronto FC | March 5, 2024 | End of season |
| FW | José Mulato | FC Dallas | March 6, 2024 | June 27, 2024 |
| MF | Jesús Brígido | C.D. Guadalajara | August 14, 2024 | End of season |

### Loan out

| Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source |
| FW | Kameron Lacey | Lexington SC | August 23, 2024 | End of season | |

## Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was released on January 26, 2024, by SAFC.

## Competitions
### Overall

Position in the Western Conference
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| USL Championship Western Conference | — | 11th | | March 9, 2024 | October 26, 2024 |
| U.S. Open Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | | May 8, 2024 | May 8, 2024 |
Updated to match played August 27, 2024 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| USL Championship | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 025.00 |
| U.S. Open Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 34 | −10 | 024.00 |
Updated to match played August 27, 2024 Source: Competitions

### USL Championship
#### Conference table
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Oakland Roots SC | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 44 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Phoenix Rising FC | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 42 | Playoffs |
| 9 | San Antonio FC | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 39 | |
| 10 | FC Tulsa | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 48 | −15 | 38 | |
| 11 | Monterey Bay FC | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 34 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: November 1, 2024. Source:

#### Results by matchday

Position in the Western Conference
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Stadium | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |

#### Matches

The 2024 schedule was released on December 18, 2023. Home team is listed first, left to right.
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise

### Exhibition

On June 12, 2024, it was announced that San Antonio would host Liga Promerica side Deportivo Saprissa for an international friendly.

## Statistics
### Appearances

Discipline includes league, playoffs, and Open Cup play.
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Pablo Sisniega | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Carter Manley | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Mitchell Taintor | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Nelson Blanco | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kendall Burks | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Mohamed Omar | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Luke Haakenson | 21 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 (2) | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Sofiane Djeffal | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jake LaCava | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Jorge Hernández | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Kameron Lacey | 8 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (8) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Lucas Silva | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Bura Nogueira | 9 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (5) | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Juan Agudelo | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Hugo Mbongue | 4 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (9) | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Luis Solignac | 4 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | Kendall McIntosh | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Shannon Gomez | 14 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 (7) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Rece Buckmaster | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Kevon Lambert | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | Richard Windbichler | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | Jake Salas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | Andy Bacho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | Landry Walker | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Dalziel Ozuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | Eduardo Fernandez | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | Izaiah Garza | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | Giovanni Padilla | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | Adrian Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | Brandon Gongora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | MF | Jesús Brígido | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Trova Boni | 7 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | Machop Chol | 11 (6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 (6) | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Players who left the club |||||||||||
| | MF | Mohammed Abu | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | José Mulato | 1 (7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | Santiago Patiño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: August 27, 2024. Source: San Antonio FC

### Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | League | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 17 | Juan Agudelo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | DF | 2 | Carter Manley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 7 | Luke Haakenson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | 12 | Lucas Silva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Luis Solignac | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 27 | Kevon Lambert | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | FW | 80 | Machop Chol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | 10 | Jorge Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 13 | Bura Nogueira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 18 | Hugo Mbongue | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | 59 | Jesús Brígido | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FW | 80 | Machop Chol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Last updated: August 27, 2024. Source: San Antonio FC

### Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.
| Rnk | No. | Player | League | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | Pablo Sisniega | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 21 | Kendall McIntosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Last updated: August 27, 2024. Source: San Antonio FC

### Summary

| Games played | 25 (24 USL Championship) (1 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Games won | 6 (6 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Games drawn | 6 (6 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Games lost | 13 (12 USL Championship) (1 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Goals scored | 24 (24 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Goals conceded | 34 (32 USL Championship) (2 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Goal difference | -10 (-8 USL Championship) (-2 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Clean sheets | 5 (5 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Yellow cards | 68 (64 USL Championship) (4 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Red cards | 2 (2 USL Championship) (0 U.S. Open Cup) |
| Most appearances | Kendall Burks (25 appearances) |
| Top scorer | Juan Agudelo (7 goals) |
| Winning Percentage | Overall: 6/25 (24.00%) |
Last updated: August 27, 2024. Source: San Antonio FC

## Awards
### Player

| No. | Player | Award | Week/Month |
| 10 | Jorge Hernández | Championship Team of the Week | Week 1 |
| 12 | Lucas Silva | Championship Team of the Week | Week 3 |
| HC | Alen Marcina | Championship Coach of the Week | Week 3 |
| 3 | Mitchell Taintor | Championship Team of the Week | Week 4 |
| 2 | Carter Manley | Championship Goal of the Week | Week 4 |
| 10 | Jorge Hernández | Championship Team of the Week | Week 7 |
| 10 | Jorge Hernández | Championship Team of the Week | Week 9 |
| 10 | Jorge Hernández | Championship Team of the Week | Week 14 |
| 10 | Jorge Hernández | Championship Goal of the Week | Week 14 |
| 5 | Kendall Burks | Midseason Defender of the Year | July |